Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 11/17/2003
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of November 17, 2003
- Garang hopes for peace in Sudan by end of year
The leader of the southern rebels in Sudan, John Garang, considered yesterday that there is great opportunity to reach a peace agreement by the end of this year, but he refused to say that this date is final and definite. Sudan, Politics, 11/22/2003 - Egyptian-Sudanese committee discusses linking Aswan, Wadi Halfa Egypt-Sudan, Economics, 11/22/2003
- Sudan: crashed plane was carrying 3 million dollars
The Sudanese mass media said yesterday that the plane which crashed in southern Sudan on Monday and resulted in killing 13 persons was carrying a monetary shipment of 3.5 million dollars. Sudan, Local, 11/19/2003 - Support for Sudan more critical than ever, says UN humanitarian update
Foreign aid and support to the Sudan is more important than ever as the prospects for peace rise, according to the latest humanitarian update from the African country. Sudan, Economics, 11/19/2003 - Turabi to meet with Garang soon
The secretary general of the Sudanese opposition congress party Hassan al-Turabi on Saturday in Doha announced that he will be meeting "within days" in France, the leader of the southern rebels John Garang in order to discuss peace possibilities in Sudan. Sudan, Politics, 11/17/2003 - Turabi meets in Qatar leaders of Islamic movements including chairman of the Palestinian Hamas's political bureau
Leader of the Sudanese opposition People's Congress party Hassan Turabi met in Doha yesterday several figures representing Islamic movements. Sudan-Qatar, Politics, 11/17/2003